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  • Writing Tutorials Re: Serious Work

    Back in my younger days, I read some pretty depressing books, such as 1984 and Poe's work and other stuff. Well, they're not that depressing actually, but when I was ...

    Sep 2, 2007
  • Poetry Tutorials Re: Navel-gazing

    In some harsher critiques on YWS, you'll find a lot of references to navel gazing. So what is this? Well, technically, it's staring at your belly button. That's the very ...

    Sep 2, 2007
  • Poetry Tutorials Re: On Highly Structured Poems

    My first tip? Get OBSESSIVE over metering. You see, rhymes will come and go, but what you need is a consistent metering. For example (forgive me if I use my ...

    Sep 2, 2007
  • Grammar & Research Re: Using Grammar

    A lot of people, especially less-experienced writers, underestimate the value of grammar. Which is more than understandable. Instead of the wrong spellings, which is easy correctable, grammar is an if

    Sep 2, 2007
  • Grammar & Research Re: Dashes, Semicolons, and Ellipses in Dialogue

    Semicolons indicates a dramatic pause, which is later finished. "This is not a good idea; it will lead us into danger." "Hush!" Ellipses (the dot-dot-dot thing) indicate a trailing off. ...

    Sep 2, 2007
  • Grammar & Research Re: Dialogue Grammar

    Memorize the following rules: “That sucks,” he said. “That sucks!” he said. “Does that suck?” he said. “That sucks,” he said, slapping his knee. “That sucks!” he said, slapping his

    Sep 2, 2007
  • Other Re: Cute little piggies and a new layout!

    Now it's not white and blue! :o What do you guys think?

    Sep 2, 2007
  • Writers Corner Re: Me + Bad review = Poem

    Awww... if you don't want to have this reviewed, you shouldn't put this in the literary forums section. Because that's where you critique stuff! Anyway, you really really need to ...

    Sep 1, 2007
  • Other Re: Retrospect: A Mix for Hourglass [Part I]

    Did I mention how awesome this is? Because it's awesome.

    Sep 1, 2007
  • Lounge, The Re: Please Read This...

    The greatest story I ever wrote was the one where someone told me to scrap it and start over. And I followed that advice... lol. Anyway, on to the critique. ...

    Aug 31, 2007
  • Randomosity Re: Match Maker

    I was mentioned once, seven months ago *laughs* Let's have a little fun *cracks fingers* Aetlanding and Little-Lucy (or staring at ceiling) Magnificent_Ego and Meep (Don't ask me why) That ...

    Aug 30, 2007
  • Randomosity Re: Match Maker

    I'll only allow it if Ego is added to our harem. ;)

    Aug 30, 2007
  • Other Poetry Re: Fall Out With Yourself

    This poem doesn't work because it doesn't have a conclusion. What did you intend to say? :?

    Aug 30, 2007
  • Other Poetry Re: Betrayal

    I liked everything that was violent. Which sounds slightly sadistic, but it's true. When you described love as a beating, then it was just so much more interesting because a ...

    Aug 30, 2007
  • Homework Help Re: Solving chemical equations with linear algebra

    Um... here's a somewhat simplified explanation that you might be able to understand. Basically, it's using a matrix to determine the unknown coefficients of the chemicals. My problem is basically ...

    Aug 30, 2007


That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.
— Ramy (Babel by R. F. Kuang)